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ArticleJournal of infection and public health2020

Unique challenges to control the spread of COVID-19 in the Middle East.

Zulqarnain Baloch, Zhongren Ma, Yunpeng Ji, Mohsen Ghanbari, Qiuwei Pan, Waleed Aljabr

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Article in Journal of infection and public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  13. COVID-19 and the scaled-down 2020 Hajj Pilgrimage - Decisive, logical and prudent decision making by Saudi authorities overcomes pre-Hajj public health concerns.International journal of infectious diseases : IJID : official publication of the International Society for Infectious Diseases · 2020
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  14. Social Determinants of Adherence to COVID-19 Preventive Guidelines in Iran: A Qualitative Study.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.

Zulqarnain BalochBiomedical Research Center, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, China.
Zhongren MaBiomedical Research Center, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, China.
Yunpeng JiBiomedical Research Center, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, China; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Mohsen GhanbariDepartment of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Genetics, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran.
Qiuwei PanBiomedical Research Center, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, China; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC-University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Waleed AljabrResearch Center, King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Electronic address: waljabr@kfmc.med.sa.
Minzu University of China · CNKing Fahd Medical City · SAMashhad University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic is spreading at unprecedented pace among the Middle East and neighboring countries. This region is geographically, economically, politically, culturally and religiously a very sensitive area, which impose unique challenges for effective control of this epidemic. These challenges include compromised healthcare systems, prolonged regional conflicts and humanitarian crises, suboptimal levels of transparency and cooperation, and frequent religious gatherings. These factors are interrelated and collectively determine the response to the pandemic in this region. Here, we in-depth emphasize these challenges and take a glimpse of possible solutions towards mitigating the spread of COVID-19.

Indexed as

Armed ConflictsBetacoronavirusCommunicationCooperative BehaviorCoronavirus InfectionsCOVID-19Delivery of Health CareHumansMiddle EastPandemicsPneumonia, ViralReligionSARS-CoV-2ChallengesCOVID-19Middle East

Identifiers

PMID32690454
PMCPMC7357517
OpenAlexW3040690906

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